Rat Race

Aug 17, 2001

1h 52m

★ 6.3

563 miles. 9 people. $2 million. 1001 problems!

Overview

In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favorites. The only rule in this race is that there are no rules.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Production Companies

Fireworks Pictures

Paramount Pictures

Alphaville Films

Zucker Productions

Rat Race Trailers

Cast

Gloria Allred

Nick Schaffer

Breckin Meyer

Owen Templeton

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Merrill Jennings

Lanei Chapman

Tracy Faucet

Amy Smart

Duane Cody

Seth Green

Blaine Cody

Vince Vieluf

Vera Baker

Whoopi Goldberg

Enrico Pollini

Rowan Atkinson

Donald P. Sinclair

John Cleese

Randy Pear

Jon Lovitz

Beverly Pear

Kathy Najimy

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